Daniel Vetter

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Daniel Vetter (* August 1657 in Breslau ; † February 7, 1721 in Leipzig ) was a German organist and composer .

Life

From 1678 Vetter was a student in Leipzig. In 1679 he was elected to succeed his teacher Werner Fabricius as organist of the Nikolaikirche and took over the office on August 11, 1679, which he held until his death.

He also taught at the Nikolaischule , first as the fourth and later as the second collaborator . After several organ - appraisals , prepared the cousin, he was, who was regarded as an outstanding organist, 1718 supervision by the Rector of the University of Leipzig on the reconstruction of the organ in the university church entrusted.

With his main work, the Musical Church and Domestic Divinity , dedicated to "several world-famous merchants and merchants", Vetter published one of the few sacred melody books of the first half of the 18th century. The two volumes contain 117 four-part movements, where “the chorale of any song should be played on the organ” and “followed by a broken variation on the spinet or clavichord ”. One of the four hymns, Dearest God, When Will I Die , which Vetter composed in 1695, was taken over by Johann Sebastian Bach ( BWV 8). Daniel Vetter composed at least two church cantata cycles as well as many occasional works for the liturgical year . A humorous wedding cantata from 1698, for which Vetter wrote both the libretto and the (now lost) music, was titled A Debate on the Appropriateness of a Widow's Marriage .

Some of his works can be found in the Jacobi Collection .

plant

  • The Gutte Muth of ... Mr. Joh. Von Guttsmuths. Leipzig after 1675.
  • Alleluia Christ raised from the dead. 1682.
  • Veni sancte spiritus reple. 1682.
  • A debate about the adequacy of a widow's marriage. Wedding cantata. 1698.
  • In obitum Dni Schellii. Funeral motets for the death of Johann Schelle . 1701.
  • I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. Cantata. 1701.
  • Musical church and house amusement. CF Rumpf, Leipzig 1709.
  • Two annual cycles of church cantatas (lost).

Works previously attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach:

  • Choral Du Friedefuerst, Herr Jesu Christ , BWV Anh 201.
  • Choral God has the Gospel , BWV Anh 202.
  • Chorale I lift my eyes , BWV Anh 203.
  • Choral O sadness, o heartache , BWV Anh 204.

literature

  • Max Seiffert :  Vetter, Daniel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, p. 663.
  • Reinhard Vollhardt: History of the cantors and organists from the cities in the Kingdom of Saxony. Issleib, Berlin 1899.
  • Rudolf Wustmann: Was Bach's congregation able to sing along with his simple choral movements? in Bach yearbook 1909. Breitkopf & Härtel, Berlin a. a. 1909, p. 102ff.
  • Rudolf Wustmann: On the rhythm of the Protestant choir. In: Bach yearbook 1910. Breitkopf & Härtel, Berlin a. a. 1910, p. 86ff.
  • Arnold Schering : Leipzig's Music History, Volume II, From 1650 to 1723. F. Kistner & CFW Siegel, Leipzig 1926.
  • Werner Freytag: Music history of the city of Stettin in the 18th century. L. Bamberg, Greifswald 1936.
  • Friedhelm Krummacher : To the Jacobi collection of the former Princely School Grimma. In: Die Musikforschung , volume 4. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1963, p. 324ff.
  • Werner Neumann , Hans-Joachim Schulze (Hrsg.): Bach documents, I documents from the hand of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1963.
  • Friedhelm Krummacher: The tradition of the chorale arrangements in the early Protestant cantata. In: Berlin Studies in Musicology. Volume 10. FU Berlin, Berlin 1965.
  • Werner Neumann, Hans-Joachim Schulze, (Ed.): Bach documents, II: Foreign-written and printed documents. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1969.

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personal data
SURNAME Cousin, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1657
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1721
Place of death Leipzig